What is a Cleanse?
We have a gastrointestinal health crisis on our hands (or should I say in our digestive systems). Refined, processed, low-fibre foods, a lack of exercise, and a lot of stress have led our bodies into a sluggish and slow state of digestion. A cleanse is gives your digestive system a break to help your body absorb the correct nutrients. But little do people know, the body naturally detoxes itself. As our food breaks down through the digestive track our organs are responsible for breaking down the toxins and discarding it through our urine and bowels1. However, the bodies way of detoxing can sometimes use a little push to make us feel better and see results more quickly.
How to Cleanse
Cleansing doesn’t always have to be as extreme as starving yourself or resorting to only juice or soup for days at a time. An effective cleanse is about changing your lifestyle to create better habits that help with cleansing your body on a daily basis. If you’re looking for ways to get started on a better, healthier and cleaner you, you’ve come to the right place. Here are 5 ways to start your “cleanse.”
1. Start Your Day With Lemon Water
Lemon water is an excellent source of Vitamin C and is known as one of the best ways to start your day. Not only is it refreshing, but lemon water supports weight loss and helps with your digestive track2.
2. Don’t Skip Breakfast
Another common misconception with a cleanse is that people think skipping meals will help detoxify the body. But you’re wrong. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it gets your metabolism moving after a long nights sleep3. What you can do, is cut out carb-heavy food items like bread or cereal that cause bloating. Focus on protein-based foods like eggs or a smoothie to start your day.
3. Drink Tea
DR-HO’s Cleansing Sereni-Tea is an herbal tea that contain ingredients that help calm the parasympathetic nervous system. This results in a calm, restful state, a lower stress response and a regular process of digestion. It is recommended to drink the tea before bed to help you relax, sleep and improve your digestion and regularity.
4. Stay on Track
It’s important to remember that doing a cleanse for a day or two isn’t going to make major changes in your life. It’s important to stay on track and stick to a plan that you can keep up with for a long period of time. Getting your body moving by exercising a few times a week and maintaining a healthy diet is another way to help get rid of toxins in your body and stay on track with a cleanse.
An effective cleanse can help:
- Remove built up toxins
- Strengthen the colon
- Repair damage from inflammation
- Makes digestive system more effective
- Increases energy
- Rebuild healthy bacteria
- Restful sleeps
- Improves concentration
- Kick-starts weight loss
More Information:
- 6 Foods That Target Inflammation
- The 5 Best Diets for Pain Relief
- What is the Mediterranean Diet and Can it Help with Chronic Pain?
- How to Work Out With Chronic Pain and Prevent Injury
- 4 Foods That Make Chronic Pain Worse
- How Chronic Pain Sufferers Can Get Back Their Energy
- 6 Things to Do After a Workout
Sources:
- Cleveland Clinic, Are You Planning a Cleanse or Detox? Read This First
- Health Line, 7 Ways Your Body Benefits from Lemon Water
- Today, 5 ways to cleanse your body in 1 day
